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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the substantial advantage over other imaging modalities that an excellent soft-tissue contrast for assessment of morphology can be combined with evaluation of function and metabolism. Due to the lack of exposure to radiation or iodinated contrast agents, imaging can be multiply repeated and extended to the entire body within a single MR scan. Thus, it is not surprising that whole-body MRI has been discussed since the early beginnings of clinical MRI, and is mentioned, e.g. in articles by Lauterbur (1980), Mansfield et al. (1980), and Edelstein et al. (1980).
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Dietrich, O., Schoenberg, S.O. (2008). Technical Prerequisites. In: Reiser, M.F., van Kaick, G., Fink, C., Schoenberg, S.O. (eds) Screening and Preventive Diagnosis with Radiological Imaging. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49831-5_6
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